[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 22] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR180.442] [Page 454-455] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 180_TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICALS IN FOOD--Table of Contents Subpart C_Specific Tolerances Sec. 180.442 Bifenthrin; tolerances for residues. (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide bifenthrin (2-methyl [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl) methyl-3-(2- chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate in or on the following food commodities: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Almond, hulls............................................... 2.0 Artichoke, globe............................................ 1.0 Banana\1\................................................... 0.1 Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A, except cabbage........ 0.6 Cabbage..................................................... 4.0 Caneberry subgroup 13A...................................... 1.0 Cattle, fat................................................. 1.0 Cattle, meat byproducts..................................... 0.10 Cattle, meat................................................ 0.5 Corn, forage................................................ 3.0 Corn, grain (field, seed, and pop).......................... 0.05 Corn, stover................................................ 5.0 Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husk removed.............. 0.05 Cotton, undelinted seed..................................... 0.5 Eggplant.................................................... 0.05 Egg......................................................... 0.05 Fruit, citrus, group 10..................................... 0.05 Goat, fat................................................... 1.0 [[Page 455]] Goat, meat byproducts....................................... 0.10 Goat, meat.................................................. 0.5 Grape....................................................... 0.2 Herb subgroup 19A........................................... 0.05 Hog, fat.................................................... 1.0 Hog, meat byproducts........................................ 0.10 Hog, meat................................................... 0.5 Hop, dried cone............................................. 10.0 Horse, fat.................................................. 1.0 Horse, mby.................................................. 0.10 Horse, meat................................................. 0.5 Lettuce, head............................................... 3.0 Milk, fat (reflecting 0.1 ppm in whole milk)................ 1.0 Nut, tree, group 14......................................... 0.05 Pea and bean, succulent shelled, subgroup 6B................ 0.05 Pear........................................................ 0.5 Poultry, fat................................................ 0.05 Poultry, meat byproducts.................................... 0.05 Poultry, meat............................................... 0.05 Pepper, bell................................................ 0.5 Pepper, nonbell............................................. 0.5 Rapeseed, seed.............................................. 0.05 Sheep, fat.................................................. 1.0 Sheep, meat byproducts...................................... 0.1 Sheep, meat................................................. 0.5 Spinach..................................................... 0.2 Strawberry.................................................. 3.0 Tomato...................................................... 0.15 Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9................................ 0.4 Vegetable, legume, edible podded, subgroup 6A............... 0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ There are no U.S. registrations as of April 30, 2003. (2) A tolerance of 0.05 ppm is established for residues of the insecticide bifenthrin, (2-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl-3-(2- chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-carboxylate, as follows: (i) In or on all food/feed items (other than those covered by a higher tolerance as a result of use on growing crops) in food/feed handling establishments. (ii) The insecticide may be present as a residue from application of bifenthrin in food handling establishments, including food service, manufacturing and processing establishments, such as restaurants, cafeterias, supermarkets, bakeries, breweries, dairies, meat slaughtering and packing plants, and canneries, feed handling establishments including feed manufacturing and processing establishments, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (A) Application shall be limited to general surface and spot and/or crack and crevice treatment in food/feed handling establishments where food/feed and food/feed products are held, processed, prepared and served. General surface application may be used only when the facility is not in operation provided exposed food/feed has been covered or removed from the area being treated. Spot and/or crack and crevice application may be used while the facility is in operation provided exposed food/feed is covered or removed from the area being treated prior to application. Spray concentration shall be limited to a maximum of 0.06 percent active ingredient. Contamination of food/feed or food/ feed contact surfaces shall be avoided. (B) To assure safe use of the insecticide, its label and labeling shall conform to that registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and shall be used in accordance with such label and labeling. (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. Time limited tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide bifenthrin ((2-methyl [1,1'- biphenyl]-3-yl) methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoro-1-propenyl) -2,2- dimethyl cyclo propane carboxylate), in connection with use of the pesticide under section 18 emergency exemptions granted by EPA. The tolerances will expire and are revoked on the dates specified in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Expiration/ Commodity Parts per revocation million date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orchardgrass, forage............................ 0.05 6/30/07 Orchardgrass, hay............................... 0.05 6/30/07 Peanut.......................................... 0.05 12/31/03 Potato.......................................... 0.05 12/31/02 Sweet potato, roots............................. 0.05 12/31/05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved] (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved] [62 FR 31002, June 6, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 46900, Sept. 5, 1997; 62 FR 62969, Nov. 26, 1997; 63 FR 1379, Jan. 6, 1998; 63 FR 2163, Jan. 14, 1998; 63 FR 15765, Apr. 1, 1998; 63 FR 37286, July 10, 1998; 63 FR 53820, Oct. 7, 1998; 63 FR 69205, Dec. 16, 1998; 64 FR 22801, Apr. 28, 1999; 64 FR 35058, June 30, 1999; 64 FR 70602, Dec. 17, 1999; 65 FR 3866, Jan. 25, 2000; 65 FR 42871, July 12, 2000; 65 FR 57980, Sept. 27, 2000; 65 FR 82940, Dec. 29, 2000; 66 FR 64774, Dec. 14, 2001; 67 FR 35048, May 17, 2002; 67 FR 48795, July 26, 2002; 68 FR 2247, Jan. 16, 2003; 68 FR 23068, Apr. 30, 2003; 68 FR 52354, Sept. 3, 2003; 69 FR 2073, Jan. 14, 2004; 69 FR 29459, May 24, 2004] [[Page 456]]